Sporadically funny, and ridiculous enough to keep some fans happy ... but even a solid cast can't sustain one joke this long.
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08/29/08
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Step Brothers (2008)
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Reviews Counted: 161
Fresh: 88
Rotten:73
Average Rating: 5.5/10
Consensus: The relentless immaturity of the humor is not a total handicap for this film, which features the consistently well-matched talents of Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly.
Theatrical Release: 29-08-2008
Synopsis: While nearly all Will Ferrell's films are enjoyable on some level, they tend to fire on all cylinders when Adam McKay is involved. McKay co-wrote and directed ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY and TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY... [More]
Starring: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Mary Steenburgen, Richard Jenkins
Director: Adam McKay
Reviews for Step Brothers
Enjoyable comedy that wrings maximum laughs from its one-joke premise, thanks to terrific comic performances from Ferrell and Reilly.
08/29/08
For a while their stupid rivalry, insults and petulant displays of outrage are funny, but like the talented child who won't be quiet for a second, the act eventually begins to grate.
08/29/08
Most of all, it is great to see Ferrell beating his addiction to sports comedies, following Semi-Pro, Blades Of Glory and Talladega Nights.
08/29/08
A middling movie that provides just enough laughs to keep you watching, the whole thing feels two or three rewrites short of completion.
08/29/08
The dialogue is so sharp and so tight gags are flying at you for almost the entire movie. So funny it will bring tears to your eyes! Step Brothers is pure comedy gold.
08/29/08
You’ll laugh a ton, but you might also feel that you can have too much of a good thing.
08/29/08
Yet as Ferrell and Reilly babble, yell, and clobber themselves silly in the (fruitless) pursuit of laughs over 97 excruciating minutes, anyone who manages to complete this moronic marathon with them deserves a medal.
08/29/08
Adam McKay's movie hits inspiration often enough to overcome its pedestrian plot, and the sight of Ferrell bawling like a baby somehow gets funnier each time.
08/29/08
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Top Critic Digestible if you can stomach the crude nostalgia. A disaster if you expect art and crafts.
08/29/08
Top Critic You'll have seen a lot of this before but that won't be a problem for lovers of 'big' comedy and die-hard Ferrell fans.
08/29/08
Top Critic Despite some obvious flaws, ‘Step Brothers’ remains a hugely enjoyable, well-constructed slice of lowbrow Saturday night entertainment, leaving Ferrell’s position as the reigning king of US comedy secure for a while longer.
08/29/08
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Top Critic It's turning out to be a vintage year for dud comedies - The Love Guru, Get Smart, Zohan. Now we have Step Brothers tripping up on the catwalks of comedy.
08/28/08
It's clear that much of what is on the screen is there because writers Ferrell and McKay found it funny, not because it serves the plot.
10/03/08
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10/01/08
Like toothpaste from a tube, every last laugh is squeezed from this absurd premise, where both men pushing forty act like they're 14. Surprisingly, it's enough to make it work.
09/19/08
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